

Actor
Birthday
August 22, 1971
Birthplace
Leicester, England, UK
Gender
Male
Also known as
Richard Crispin Armitage
TMDb popularity
2.2
Richard Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, and studied at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). His first appearance on the screen was in a small role in This Year's Love (1999), but it was Sparkhouse (2002) (TV) that gave him a break-through role as the charming but a bit odd character of John Standring opposite Sarah Smart. After two guest-roles in "Cold Feet" (1997) in 2003 and "Between the Sheets" (2003), he landed a role as Steven in Frozen (2005/I), which eventually led him to play the lead role in the big hit BBC drama "North & South" (2004). Other than appearing on screen, he has also appeared on stage--in, for example, Macbeth and Hamlet.
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Casualty
1986 • TV
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Hannibal
2013 • TV
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The One Show
2006 • TV
Self

Great Performances
1971 • TV
Astov

Spooks
2002 • TV
Lucas North

Natural World
1983 • TV
Narrator

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 • Movie
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 • Movie
Thorin Oakenshield

Strike Back
2010 • TV
John Porter

GMTV
1993 • TV
Self
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